Dispensing and display rack for rolled goods



May 1, 1951 E. J. WALKER DISPENSING AND DISPLAY RACK FOR ROLLED GOODS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 20, 1945 Ernesf J mlker By an! May I, 1951 E. J. WALKER DISPENSING AND DISPLAY RACK FOR ROLLED GOODS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 20, 1945 Inventor Patented May 1, 1951 OFFICE DISPENSING AND DISPLAY RACK FOR ROLLED GOODS Ernest J Walker, Toledo,- Ohio Application Marclr20, 1945, Serial N1 583,795

2 Claims. 1. This invention relates to a rack upon which rolled carpets and other types of floor coverings, and any type of rolled goods, may be mounted for customer display and selection, and for cutting and sale, and one of its objects is to provide a rack with end frame members provided with bearing rollers pivoted in place to permit roll shafts to be dropped on these rollers and raised therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable roll stop, so that rolls of various lengths may be mounted on the shaft, and further to provide a detachable turning key, which will fit any one of a plurality of roll shafts.

With the above and other objectsin view, the invention consists in certain new and" useful constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification, and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a complete display and dispensing rack embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of one of the shaft bearing brackets, showing the roll tube in section.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 i a front elevation of a roll stop.

Fig. 5 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side view of a roll shaft and its bearing bracket, showing a detachable winding key for the shaft.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a slotted roll shaft key.

Fig. 8 is a detail front view of a clamping member and a portion of the roll shaft carrying the same.

Fig. 9 i a fragmentary sectional view thereof.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the practical construction of my invention, Sand 5 designate end frame members, each of which is of approximate triangular shape, to provide a base bar I, a rear vertical bar 8, a diagonal front bar 9, and a short top connecting bar iii. To the vertical rear bar 8 of each end frame member a horizontal brace bar H is secured and a diagonal brace bar I2 connects the inner end of this brace bar with the vertical bar. The forward ends of the base bars 1 are connected to each other by the tie bar 13.

The diagonal front bars 9 are formed with a series of holes M, spaced apart equal distances from each other. Against the inclined front face of each bar 9 a plurality of bearing brackets I 5 are disposed, and each bearing bracket is provided with two end bolts 16 and H, which are spaced apart a distance equal to the spacing between any two adjacent holes of the bar 9. These end bolts l5 and I? are extended through two ofthe'holes l t and the bracket is clamped in position against the bar 9. One bearing bracket onone of the bars Bis arranged in a common level or horizontal plane with another bearing bracket on the bar oppositeit.

Each bearing bracket is provided with a U-shaped or semi-circular shaft receiving loop 18, which is formed with slots in which the bear-' ingrollers l9 are mounted to turn on the cross pivot shafts 29. In the loop l8 of each bearing bracket the end of the tubular roll shaft 2| is positioned, so that it will rest upon and be sup--' ported by the bearing rollers l9.

Each end of the tubular roll shaft 2| is enlarged to form an outstanding flange 2 la which is adapted to engage an adjacent loop [8 to prevent endwise displacement of the shaft. In order to lock the shaft against accidental turning, each end of the shaft is provided with a pin 22, which extends through the shaft and projects outwardly from both sides of the shaft, and is welded or otherwise fixed in place on the shaft, so that it remains in place. The projecting ends of this pin are adapted to be engaged by the latch arm 23, which is pivoted to the upper and inner end of the bracket loop I8, and has a hole in its outer end to receive either end of the pin. By lifting the latch at each end of the shaft the shaft may be turned upon the bearing rollers of the end supporting brackets. The enlarged ends of the shaft prevent endwise movement of the same.

Each roll shaft is also equipped with a stop 25, which consists of companion members 25a and 25b connected together by the screws 26. Each member is formed with a semi-circular loop 25c, midway of its ends, and the two loops form a split hub sleeve for the roll shaft. By tightening the screws 26 this stop may be clamped on the shaft against the end of a short roll carried by the shaft, so that the roll will not shift endwise.

Each roll shaft is also equipped with a number of edge clamps. Each clamp consists of a plate 2?, which is formed with parallel V-clamping flanges 27a and 211). A screw 28 centrally located in the plate, secures it to the shaft. One of these gripping flanges will clamp the carpet or web of the roll, and the other will bear against the roll shaft. The clamping screws 23 are disposed in an exact line and the edge clamps are formed of channel stock of uniform width, so

that the edge of the carpet or other floor covering, or other rolled material, may be secured against the roll shaft in proper parallel rolling or winding and unwinding relation to the shaft.

Normally each roll shaft is locked by the engagement of its latch arm 23 with the pin 22, carried by the shaft, but by lifting the latch arm 23 the shaft may be turned. To simplify the turning of the shaft with a heavy roll of goods upon it, I provide a tubular key 25, which is formed with longitudinal wall slots 29a and 2% adapted to receive the shaft of the pin 22, when the tubular key is inserted in the end of the tubular shaft. This key is equipped with a cross handle bar 30, which is welded thereto, and this bar is formed with terminal lateral handle arms 3| and 32, whereby the roll shaft and its roll of goods may be easily turned on the rollers of the end supporting brackets.

The latch arms 23 serve to hold the shaft rolls and the roll of goods thereon, from being displaced from the end supporting brackets, and also serve to secure the rolls of material from being uselessly extended by customers, engaged on thoughtless inspection or window shopping trips, so-called.

It is understood that various changes in the details of construction, their combination and arrangement, and also in the substitution of materials used in construction, may be resorted to, within the scope of the invention, as defined by the claims hereof.

Having described my invention, I claim as new:

1. A roll display and dispensing rack which includes a pair of companion end frames arranged vertically in spaced relation, a downwardly and outwardly inclined front face on each frame, a forwardly extending roll shaft receiving and supporting loop mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the front face of each frame, a roll supporting and displaying tubular shaft extending between the frames and seated in the loops for rotation about a horizontal axis, an outwardly extending annular flange adjacent each end of the shaft for cooperation with an adjacent loop in preventing endwise displacement of the shaft in the frame, crosspins, one crosspin extending through the shaft adjacent each end thereof, opposite ends of the pin projecting radially from the periphery of the shaft at diametrically opposite points, a latch arm pivoted at one end to each loop partially to embrace the shaft, and each latch arm having an eye near its opposite end to receive an end of the cross pin and hold the shaft against rotation.

2. A roll display and dispensing rack which includes a pair of companion end frames arranged vertically in spaced relation, a downwardly and outwardly inclined front face on each frame, a forwardly extending roll shaft receiving and supporting loop mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the front face of each frame, a tubular roll supporting and displaying shaft extending between the frames and seated in the loops for rotation about a horizontal axis, crosspins, one crosspin extending through the shaft adjacent each end for engagement by a shaft turning wrench, opposite ends of the crosspin projecting beyond the periphery of the shaft and means on each loop releasably to engage a projecting end of an adjacent crosspin to hold the shaft against rotation.

ERNEST J. WALKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 384,626 Hilleary June 19, 1888 1,259,007 Fifield Mar. 12, 1918 1,638,236 Best Aug. 9, 1927 

